Improvement in steam-heaters



vH. A. GouE.

Steam-Heaters.

Patented' March I0'. 1.874.

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.. NrTED STATES HENRY A. coUGE, oE NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN STEAM-HEATERS.

S peciication forming part of Letters Patent No. 148,445.,A dated March 10, 1874; application filed January 24, 1873.

provements in Steam-Heaters, of which the following is a specification:

My invention relates to the steam-heaters or radiators employed for heating a single room or apartment; and consists in a novel manner oi' constructing a body or case containing the heating apparatus, so as to induce a constant current oit' air through the apparatus, and admit ot' its being properly controlled.

Figure l is a front elevation ot' my heater, with a portion of one end broken away to show the interior construction. I1`ig.2 is a transverse vertical section ofthe heater on the linegx w; and Fig. 3 is aplan view of the device for fastening the damper or regulator chain.

In constructing my heater, I build a rectangular body or case, A, of suitable dimensions, and provide the same with a vertical partition, a, vextending from the top nearly to the bottom, and with two openings, b and 0,'

one in the front, and the other in the back, side, but both at the top, as shown in Fig. 2. In the front portion ot' the body I vmount the heating apparatus, which, in the present instance, consists of a box or drum, B, provided with upright tubes e, andwith two pipes, g, extending out through opposite ends ofthe body, one to admit and the other to discharge the steam. The air to bc heated enters the rear opening b, and descending behind the partition a passes under the same, and then passes up around and between the heatingsurfaces, and out through the front opening o, as indicated by the arrows in Fic'. 2. The top ot' the body is extended forward, and provided with a depending flange, d, which extends down in front of the discharge-opening c, as shown, so as to direct the heated air downward toward the tloor as it issues from the opening.

To provide for regulating and governing the flow of the air through the heater, I hinge to to the bottom of the body a damper or plate, U, which may be turned upward so as to par tially or entirely close the opening under the partition. This valve I operate by means of a chain, D, attached to its free edge, and carried up through the top oi' the body, as shown. The holein the top of the body through which the chain passes, is provided with a narrow slit or extension at one side, as shown at i,

Fig. 3, so that by pressing the chain into said slit it may be locked fast,`and the damper or valve thereby held up in the 4required position.

By the above method of construction, I pro= duce a heater in which a continuous current of air is produced over or around the heating surfaces, which admits of the current being increasedor diminished at will, and which deilects the heated air downward toward the i'loor, so that-its full benelit is realized.

The arrangement of the heating apparatus is not a material part of the heater, and it may, therefore, be varied as desired. For eX- ample, a continuous coiled pipe, or a cast-iron body, may be employed. The form of the body Amay also be varied, as circumstances render necessary, and, when desired, itmay be provided with a hinged top, and with doors in its front, as shown.

The construction of my heater renders it especially suitable for use in all places in which it can be supplied with cold air from outside ot the apartment or building.

One of the main uses which I intend to make ot' the heaters is, to place them in windows, raising the sash, and placing the heater in the window thereunder, so as to receive air from without, heat it, and discharge it into the apartment.

In suchv case the steam will be supplied, and carried oii'throughllexible or extensible pipes, so as to admit of the heater being moved from the window to the lloor. The body will also in such case be made of the full width of the window, or means provided ior closing up tight around it, so as to prevent air from entering around its outside.-

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A radiator or heater, consisting of a case, A, divided by a vertical partition, a, into two compartments, with the heating pipes 1ocated in the front compartment, and having the inlet-opening b, valve C, and outlet c, with the deilector d, all constructed and arranged to operate substantially as described.

2. In combination with the above, the hinged valve or plate C, arranged as shown, for the purpose of regulating the iiow of air.

HENRY A. GOUGE. 

